The next intellectual property thief may sound like your CEO
CSC's 2026 IP risk survey says impersonation, phishing, and domain abuse are rising fastest.
CSC's State of Online IP Risk 2026 surveyed 300 intellectual property executives in the second quarter of 2026. Twenty-seven percent reported a significant rise in infringements over the past year, and 52 percent expect a significant increase within three years. Internet content, marketplaces, and paid search were most cited, alongside LinkedIn executive impersonation and 65,590 FIFA-related third-party domains. Ninety percent said AI-enabled systems are increasing infringement frequency.
- 27% of 300 IP executives reported a significant infringement increase.
- LinkedIn fake executives offer jobs and harvest personal data.
- 65,590 third-party FIFA domains were registered from 2022 to April 2026.
- 90% said AI-enabled systems are increasing infringement frequency.
- Defensive gTLD registration cost was the top domain-expansion concern at 60%.
- ATT&CK
- T1656 ImpersonationT1566.003 Spearphishing via ServiceT1583.001 Acquire Infrastructure: Domains
- Countries
- United States
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Impersonation, phishing and domain-name abuse are the most concerning types of online intellectual property infringement, according to CSC’s The State of Online IP Risk 2026 report. Internet and branded content, online marketplaces and paid search were the channels most frequently targeted. CSC surveyed 300 senior executives specializing in intellectual property law during the second quarter of 2026.
By Anamarija Pogorelec · helpnetsecurity.com
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